Curry Gaskins is an accomplished corporate attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing public and private companies, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multinational corporations. Curry frequently advises clients in the architecture, engineering, and technology industries, and he brings significant international expertise to Morningstar. 

As a former in-house counsel, Curry is a practical business lawyer who enjoys assisting clients with diverse legal needs. He routinely counsels owners, executives, and investors on mergers, acquisitions, and other complex transactions, including the purchase and sale of architecture, engineering, and other professional services firms. In connection with such transactions, Curry regularly assists clients with ownership transitions, tax-free restructurings, and professional licensing matters, including the establishment of special purpose entities. 

Before joining Morningstar, Curry practiced at an Am Law 100 firm in its Corporate & Securities group. He also led the North American legal team for a Belgian sustainable-materials company, during which time he lived in Brussels and served as the company’s go-to U.S. lawyer. Most recently, Curry served as Regional General Counsel for a Canadian recycling company, which offered closed-loop solutions for lithium-ion batteries. 

When Curry is not practicing law, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his wife, Erica, and their two children. 

  • Represented Array Architects, Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare architecture firms, in equity sale to  Vesterra Capital Partners (f/k/a Comvest Private Equity)
  • Advised Providus Capital Partners LLC on equity investment in McMillan Pazdan Smith, LLC, an award-winning architecture, planning, and advisory firm
  • Represented Stewart Engineering, Inc., a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm, in equity sale to Stratus
  • Represented RockSol Consulting Group, Inc., a transportation infrastructure firm specializing in engineering, planning, and environmental compliance, in equity sale to Egis
  • Represented MG2 Corporation, a global architecture and design firm, in equity sale to Colliers Engineering & Design
  • Represented Q. Grady Minor and Associates, LLC, a full-service engineering firm, in equity sale to Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers
  • Managed diverse acquisitions for a U.S. holding company, including the acquisition of a distressed rhenium-recycling facility in Ohio, a stationary-catalyst business in Texas, and a chemicals-distribution company in Tennessee
  • Drafted complex, global supply agreements for lithium products valued at $900M for an established, multinational corporation
  • Negotiated the purchase of an NMC patent portfolio from a Fortune 500 company, and facilitated its commercialization by drafting outbound IP licenses, for an international client
  • Represented global manufacturers in connection with the execution of large-scale capital projects, including an $850M hydrometallurgical facility in New York and a $1.4B battery-materials facility in Ontario
  • Served as a trusted advisor and business partner to industrial clients, helping them navigate day-to-day legal matters, including those involving regulatory compliance, risk management, corporate governance, and dispute resolution
  • North Carolina State Bar (2009) 
  • Leadership Raleigh (Class 38)
  • North Carolina Bar Association
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